Australian Trailer Solutions Group Services Pty Ltd Trading AS Freighter Group

Case [2025] FWCA 3336
[2025] FWCA 3336

FAIR WORK COMMISSION
DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009

s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Australian Trailer Solutions Group Services Pty Ltd Trading AS Freighter Group

(AG2025/3269)

FREIGHTER GROUP ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT - HALLAM 2025

Manufacturing and associated industries

COMMISSIONER MIRABELLA

MELBOURNE, 10 OCTOBER 2025

Application for approval of the Freighter Group Enterprise Agreement - Hallam 2025

  1. An application has been made for the approval of a single enterprise agreement known as the Freighter Group Enterprise Agreement - Hallam 2025. The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act). It has been made by Australian Trailer Solutions Group Services Pty Ltd (the Employer).

  1. The Employer provided submissions to address certain pre-approval issues. I am satisfied that the information supplied by the Employer satisfies the concerns.

  1. Subject to the information referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

  1. The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2), I note that the Agreement covers the AMWU.

  1. The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 17 October 2025. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 30 September 2029.

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Australian Trailer Solutions Group Services Pty Ltd Trading AS Freighter Group [2025] FWCA 3336
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[2025] FWCA 3336
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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The Fair Work Commission considered an application for approval of the Freighter Group Enterprise Agreement - Hallam 2025, made by Australian Trailer Solutions Group Services Pty Ltd (trading as Freighter Group) under section 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009. The agreement, which was to cover employees in the manufacturing and associated industries, was submitted for pre-approval scrutiny. The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) had also indicated its intention for the agreement to cover its members.

The Commission was required to determine whether the application met the statutory requirements for approval under sections 186, 187, 188, and 190 of the Fair Work Act. The main legal issues involved ensuring the agreement complied with the Act, including whether it met the necessary disclosure and procedural requirements. Additionally, the Commission needed to verify that the AMWU's notice under section 183 of the Act had been properly received and that the agreement would appropriately cover the union's members.

Commissioner Mirabella found that the application satisfied the necessary pre-approval requirements and that the information provided by the Employer addressed all concerns. The Commissioner was satisfied that the agreement met all relevant legislative provisions and would appropriately cover the union's members. Consequently, the Freighter Group Enterprise Agreement - Hallam 2025 was approved. The agreement will come into effect on 17 October 2025, with a nominal expiry date of 30 September 2029.

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